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Family, friends mourn 15-year-old Antonio Walker Jr. at Southwest Philly vigil

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Family and friends gathered to mourn 15-year-old Antonio Walker Jr. at a vigil at Bartram Field in Southwest Philadelphia on Thursday, March 11, 2021. He was shot and killed Tuesday evening on the 5200 block of Pentridge Street — apparently at random, according to Philadelphia Police.

Aayida Washington hangs up additional balloons after a vigil for 15-year-old Antonio Walker Jr. at Bartram Field in Southwest Philadelphia on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Walker Jr. was shot and killed, apparently at random, Tuesday night on the 5200 block of Pentridge Street. Washington is Walker Jr.'s father's girlfriend.
Aayida Washington hangs up additional balloons after a vigil for 15-year-old Antonio Walker Jr. at Bartram Field in Southwest Philadelphia on Thursday, March 11, 2021. Walker Jr. was shot and killed, apparently at random, Tuesday night on the 5200 block of Pentridge Street. Washington is Walker Jr.'s father's girlfriend.Read moreTIM TAI / Staff Photographer
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